Garment-sleeve.



' 1. MONTGOMERY. l

GAHMENT SLEEVE.

APPucATloN mm APR. 9. 1915.

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JOHN MONTGOMERY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

GABMENT-SLEEVE.

Specication of Letters Patent.l

Patented Apr. 11,1916.

Application led April 9, 1915. Serial No. 20,155.

The object of my invention is to providel a sleeve with a cuff-portion that can beextended, to make the sleeve longer, by merely severing a line of stitches which are hidden from view, that is tosay, the stitches do not appear upon the outer surface of thecuff, but are located beneath the outer layer and serve to secure the cuff to the material of the sleeve.

.A further feature of improvement 1s the manner of securing the 4inner end of the' turned-in portion of the cuff which l1s permanently secured. f

A further feature of my improvement residesY in the lining of the sleeve, theouter end thereof being permanently secured t0 the turned-in portion of the cuff.

The features referred to will be more parti'cularly hereinafter described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, refer- *ence being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, *wherein-f Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sleeve having my .improved cuff lattached thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view thereof; and `Fig. 3 is asimilar view of a portion of the cuil'l and sleeve, the cuff -being illustrated as having-beenv extendedl or lengthened, and integral with the sleeve.

In the drawing a portion of the sleeve of a coat or the like is designated by 1, while ,-2 designates my improved extensible cuff.

As will be seen in Fig. 1' the cufl' .2 and sleeve 1 are not made in one piece, but are two separate pieces secured together by three separate and distinct lines of stitches 3, 4 and` 5. In case of thin fabric, however, the cuff maybe formed integral with or as a continuation of the sleeve fabric.I as shownin Fig. 3. The stitches 3, 4 and 5 pass through the turned-in ends 6 ofthe cuff and lower end 7 of the sleeve 1.

One of the features of my lmprovement 4 is thesecuring of the. lower turned-in' 'portion r8 ofthe icuii' to the turned-1n upperl portion 6 thereof, asiat 9; but this particu-V lar point of securement 'may be varled.

A still further feature vof improvement' resides in the lining 10 which atits lower end 11v is securedl by stitches 12 to 'the turned-in lower portion 8 of the'cuif 2. 'To

permit of the lengthening of the lining when thecufis lengthened, I double orfold the lining upon itself, as at 13, and applyf twoseparate lines" of stitchesll and115 to said folded portion.

:The object of securing the endl of the;

turned-in lower portion 8 of the'sleeve to the turned-in upper. end? 6 of `the cuff and end of sleeve 1, is to preventthe member 8 of the sleeve from creeping to destroy the crease 16 at the lower end of the cuff.. In this respect my -improved cuit' differs from the ordinary4 cuff which has itsturned-in.v

lower portion securedtoits outer member,A l

whichcorresponds to e outer member 17 of the cuff herein illustrated. l

My improved 'cuff consists plete loop, the endsfofJQi-,he loopv being` secured together. The "cuff is first securedto the sleeve by the stitches 3,; 4 and 5; the

material is then' folded over asat 18`to form" the member 17. The lower end 8 `isi-then turned in and secured, bythe stitches 9, to y the opposite turned-mend 6 and sleeve 1,`v

after which sleeve.

the lining 1Q is placed in the =To lengthen the sleeve theline of stitches 5 will be severed by passing a knife, or

other cutting device, into the gap 19.. .The stitches 14 in thelining 10 4will then be severed, after which the -cuf can be v.eX- tended or pulled outwardly as shown lin Fig. 3. It. will be noted that to performthe operation of lengthening the sleeve, by exe l y tending the cuff, the :stitches 12, whichse# ycure the lower end of the lining to the cuff,

have not been disturbed. When the cuff is pulled down the lining will followby un,-

folding at 13. After this .operation has i been performed,- the vcufi' can be pressed by ironing, after which the cuff will lie perfectly smooth, no stitches appearing on the i i outer surface thereof. It will also be noted. 'p that to extend the cuff the stitches 9 will not have to be disturbed.` When the cuff is extended to increase the length of the sleeve the turned overv portion 6 of the cuff will the seams are severed.

sleeve Having now described my inventiomwhat `I yclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Incombination with. agarment-sleeve, a ,cuff consisting of a strip'of fabric folded over and lturned inwardly at each end, said ends being secured together, and a plurality of separate seams of stitching securing the upper folded end of the cuff to the lower end of the sleeve. Y.

2. In combination with a garment-sleeve, a cuff consisting of a strip of fabric folded over and turned inwardly at each end, said ends being secured together, a plurality of separate seams of stitching securing the upper folded end of the cuff to the lower end of .the sleeve, and Aa lining for said sleeve and ycuii', said lining being doubled over upon itself adjacent the lower end of the sleeve, said lining at its lower end' being secured to the turned over lower portion of kthe cuil".

3. In combination with a garment-sleeve, a cuff consisting of a Strip of fabric folded over and turned inwardly at its ends, said ends being secured together, thereby forming a cuff consisting of an outer and inner member having a space therebetween and a plurality of independent seams of stitching to fasten the sleeve and inner member of the vcuff together and arranged to ypermit said culi' to be extended when one or more of 4. In combination with a garment-sleeve, a cui' consisting of a strip of fabric folded 1,17e,eee

over and turned inwardly at its ends, said ends being secured together, thereby forming a cuff consisting of an outer and inner member having a space therebetween, a

.plurality of independent seams of stitchin to fasten the sleeve and inner member o the cuf together and arranged to permit said cu'll to be extended when one or more of the seams are severed, and an extensible liningl for said cuff and sleeve, the lower end of said lining being secured to the lower folded over portion of the cuff.

5. In combination with a. garment-sleeve; a cuff consisting of a strip of fabric folded over and turned inwardly at its ends, said ends being secured together, thereby forming a cu consisting of an outer-'and inner member having a space therebetween, means to permanently fasten the secured together inner-ends of the turned-in cuff members to the lower end of the sleeve, and independent means to releasably secure the remainder of the upper turned over cuff member to the sleeve.

6. In combina-tion with a. garment-sleeve, a cuff having both of its ends turned in, one

of the turned-in ends being'secured tothe sleeve bya plurality of independent rows of stitching, and a lining for said sleeve and cuff secured at its free end to the inturned lower portion of the cuil', said lining being doubled upon itself and held by one or more independent rows of stitching. I

Signed at New York city, N. Y. this 8th day of April, 1915. i l

J OHN MONTGOMERY.

.Witnessesz MAURICE BLOCK, EDWARD A. J ARvIs. 

